Chinese firm gets K2.6bil worth of projects

By LUKE KAMA
CHINA Harbour Engineering Company (Chec) has been awarded 23 projects in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands since 2011 with a total contract value of more than US$800 million (K2.6 billion), an official says.
Project manager Yuan Huiming said Chec was a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd, a state entity.
Huiming said 10 projects had been completed including the Lae Port Tidal Basin development phase one, US$319 million (K1 billion); National Capital District road projects including the construction of Baruni and Gerehu to 9-Mile roads, US$146 million (K46mil); and the design and construction of Koura Way road, US$29 million (K93mil).
He said projects under construction included Apec road, about US$35 million (K112mil); Highlands Highway in the Western Highlands, US$100 million (K321mil); and the Ela Beach road redevelopment and landscaping, US$22 million (K70mil).